Got a modded PSP which works (99%) perfectly for emulation (PS1 and everything before that =endless gaming). Playing these games all summer, ahhhhhhwesome. I recommend you guys all get one, makes life so much easier.

yeah but the series has changed so much since then (for the better imo) that the first few games are virtually unrecognizable. i haven't actually played the old ones, but i've seen some gameplay videos and stuff on youtube and the only real similarity is that it involves demons.

although smt:strange journey is supposed to be a throwback of sorts to the older games while retaining style of the modern games (i think, i haven't actually played it yet. i'm playing devil survivor 2 right now.)

the older games had the anime-style too, but Nocturne is hardly an anime "high school thing." that's moreso the persona series and devil survivor.

but yeah the main game is still as retro and hardcore as it's ever been; talking to demons to recruit them pokemon-style, fusion, exploiting enemy weaknesses for bonuses, character models were left mostly untouched, same themes, and same dungeon exploration. the sub-series like DDS and persona do incorporate some unique ideas but the core game is the same